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  <xs:element id="flng_FSMaritineSARLMember" abstract="true" name="FSMaritineSARLMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="flng_NorthernOceanLimitedMember" abstract="true" name="NorthernOceanLimitedMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="flng_FrontOceanManagementASMember" abstract="true" name="FrontOceanManagementASMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="flng_FlexArtemisMember" abstract="true" name="FlexArtemisMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="flng_ExercisePriceRange4Member" abstract="true" name="ExercisePriceRange4Member" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:domainItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="flng_DebtInstrumentBookEquityRatio" abstract="false" name="DebtInstrumentBookEquityRatio" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:pureItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="flng_FrontlineCorporateServicesLtdMember" abstract="true" name="FrontlineCorporateServicesLtdMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="flng_SaleAndCharterbackAgreementCharterPeriod" abstract="false" name="SaleAndCharterbackAgreementCharterPeriod" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="flng_TreasuryStockPolicyPolicyTextBlock" abstract="false" name="TreasuryStockPolicyPolicyTextBlock" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:textBlockItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="flng_SeatankersManagementCoLtdMember" abstract="true" name="SeatankersManagementCoLtdMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types1:domainItemType"/>
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</xs:schema>
